OT: Bullshitting at the Barbershop part III

[forty_three]

Yeah, it's been struggling a bit since yesterday.

 

[sbb122]

Is the site loading slow for anyone else, or is it just me?

Yep the past few days

 

[jstewismybastardson]

I blame mattola if this is a mattola

Sarah Campbell on Instagram: "Did you happen to see the TV game show The Price is Right last week? Well, you sure could tell the contestants were definitely not hockey people . And if you ask me $2180 retail price is a steal for all that hockey equip

936 likes, 71 comments - hockey_ice_time on April 2, 2025: "Did you happen to see the TV game show The Price is Right last week? Well, you sure could tell the contestants were definitely not hockey people . And if you ask me $2180 retail price is a steal for all that hockey equipment. Video...

www.instagram.com

 

[dash]

It was just a matter of time...

 

[buffhockey]

It was just a matter of time...

Well that sure cost him a few seconds.

 

[puckhead]

He should have run as Medium Ben

 

[Comeds]

I assume he was wearing a pair of British Knights....

 

[forty_three]

Large parts of Spain and Portugal hit by power outage

Airports, trains and internet and mobile coverage are among the services affected by the blackout - with traffic lights also down.

news.sky.com

Spain-Portugal power outage latest: Power cut in Spain and Portugal doesn't seem to be caused by cyber attack, say officials

Trains, traffic lights, card payments, and phone networks were hit - the Spanish operator says some power is being restored.

www.bbc.com

When they say "large parts", they are essentially saying "all of it". Like all of Spain and all but two cities in Portugal. Power is coming back online now.

I guess they modeled their power grid on Texas if "temperature variations" can take a whole country out.

 

[dash]

When they say "large parts", they are essentially saying "all of it". Like all of Spain and all but two cities in Portugal. Power is coming back online now.

I guess they modeled their power grid on Texas if "temperature variations" can take a whole country out.

Pretty minor in the grand scheme of things, but the Madrid Open tennis tourney had to cancel all play today due to the nationwide power outage. That's the one issue with electronic line calling, you need electricity for it to work lol

 

[mattola]

sounds like a cyber attack? Wonder if it was Russia or the USA that did it this time

Large parts of Spain and Portugal hit by power outage

Airports, trains and internet and mobile coverage are among the services affected by the blackout - with traffic lights also down.

news.sky.com

Spain-Portugal power outage latest: Power cut in Spain and Portugal doesn't seem to be caused by cyber attack, say officials

Trains, traffic lights, card payments, and phone networks were hit - the Spanish operator says some power is being restored.

www.bbc.com

When they say "large parts", they are essentially saying "all of it". Like all of Spain and all but two cities in Portugal. Power is coming back online now.

I guess they modeled their power grid on Texas if "temperature variations" can take a whole country out.

 

[forty_three]

sounds like a cyber attack? Wonder if it was Russia or the USA that did it this time

I'm not seeing anything that is pointing to Cyber attacks.

Granted my info is coming from agencies that have been gutted since January, so they may not have all the best info.

 

[forty_three]

Freak disappearance of electricity triggered power cut, says Spain PM Sánchez

“This has never happened before,” said Sánchez, warning it may take longer than expected to restore power.

www.politico.eu

That explains it. The power just went away.

Seriously though, the idea that 15GW of power can just disappear is mind boggling. 1GW is pretty much the power consumption of a decent sized city. 15 cities' worth of power leaving due to an explosion of some sort would certainly be noticed. Kind of terrifying that they have no better answers at this point.